Published 2 months ago

Adidas to 'block' number 44 from Germany kits over semblance to Nazi 'SS' symbol

Adidas halts online sales of German national team jersey number 44 due to Nazi symbol resemblance, as reported on Monday.
Font design of the jersey bears similarity to the "lightning bolts" SS insignia, noticed by social media users.
The symbol is illegal in Germany, leading to the decision to stop sales of the jersey.

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BBC News

Germany kit option blocked over Nazi symbolism

Media said the number 44 on the shirts resembled the symbol used by WW2-era Nazi SS units.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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The Guardian

Adidas bans fans from adding ‘44’ to German team football shirt

Kit’s resemblance to infamous SS rune of Nazi paramilitary wing unintentional, company saysAdidas has banned football fans from customising the German national shirt with the number 44 due to its alleged resemblance to the symbol used by Nazi SS units during the second world war.The Schutzstaffel (SS), a paramilitary organisation of Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich, was tasked with carrying out the industrialised genocide of Jewish people across Europ…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Hindu

Number four on Germany jerseys to be redesigned over Nazi symbolism

The design for the number four on Germany’s national team shirts will be changed over concerns that the number ‘44’ resembled the symbol used by Nazi ‘SS’ units, the DFB said on Monday.

2 months ago·India

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Daily Express

Adidas immediately stop German kit deliveries over likeness to 'Nazi symbol'

Adidas have halted deliveries of Germany’s new kit after a design blunder drew likeness to a banned Nazi symbol. The manufacturer released the shirt last month, but have been forced to backtrack on its distribution because of complaints about the kit’s typeface.

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Germany withdraws soccer jerseys with number 44 because of Nazi symbolism

BERLIN (AP) — The German soccer federation and Adidas have stopped the sale of Germany jerseys with the number 44 because of a resemblance to the logo of the Nazi

2 months ago·United States

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